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Georgia State Board of Health Point*
Out Necessity for Extreme Cara
on Part of Mothers.
Atlanta, Ga.— (Special) — Mother*
"ho conseder whooping cough a triv¬
ial disease make a serious and often
tatal mistake, says the Georgia State
lioard of Health. On the other hand,
it is very fatal; it causes every year
in the United States nearly or quite
as many deaths as scarlet fever, and
almost one-half as many deaths as
diphtheria.
Approximately 5,000 deaths in the
United States are caused annually by
whooping cough, and of these about
07 per cent, are of children under
five years of age, if the child reaches
five years of age without having the
disease, the chances are strongly in
favor of his escaping it altogether,
though it is by no means certain and
it is well to continue to take precau¬
tions against it whenever necessary.
Thus, it is the babies who suffer
niost from whooping cough and whose
lives are too often laid down in need¬
less sacrifice to it. Save the babies
from it and th© problem is solved.
Considering the danger in whooping
cough, its fatality resulting more
largely from complications that fol¬
low it than from the disease itself, it
is strange that so many mothers look
on it lightly, and have even been
known in some instances to permit
their children to be exposed to it
while young upon the theory that
they a re better able to stand it and
that it is well for them to have it
curly and be through with it. This
is a mistaken and dangerous view to
take. Inflammation of the breathing
tubes, which is severe iu this dis¬
ease, is often followed by pneumonia
of an exceedingly fatal type. Besides
being one of the most frequent caus¬
es of pneumonia in children kidney
and heart disease often follow.
Whooping cough is a highly con¬
tagious disease m which the breath¬
ing tubes are severely inflamed, and
wnicfl is accompanied by a peculiar
paroxysmal cougn ending in me ia
miliar "wnoop. i ne real cause of
tUe disease is not Known; there nave
been many theories involving numer¬
ous genus, but none oi them nas ever
been proven out. That the disease
is spread almost emueiy ny immedi¬
ate contact—a contact which must
fairly close and intimate—is the gen¬
erally accepted view as to the man¬
ner of its contraction. When one
child in a home nas it, the others ate
practically sure to contract it. it is
not generally believed to Ue carried
by other persons or through infected
clothing or other articles. Close con¬
tact will spread it in the open air,
but it is not so liable to do so as in
the house.
For the first few days after con¬
tracting the disease the child seems
to have an ordinary cold which does
not yield to customary treatment. The
cold will continue lor a week or ten
days; the child grows feverish and
restless; ly the cough becomes gradual¬
deeper and harsher; the child also
suffers from loss of appetite and may
become restless and sleepless at
night. The next stage is more se¬
vere, bringing the paroxysms of
coughing from which the disease gets
its name. If the child is in bed, a
coughing spell may come on without
warning; if up and about it may be
restless and disturbed, seeming to feel
that an attack is coming on. Any
slight disturbance such as eating,
drinking or crying will bring a
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How He Lost His Dog.
“I’ve lost me mine dachshund,” said
a German resident of Brooklyn.
"Those dog catchers got him.”
“Meybe dey have got him by der
pound. How did they come to took
him';" asked his friend.
“They took him by der yard,” re¬
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Perhaps She Was Skeptical.
"Just my luck "
“What’s the matter now?"
“I promised my wife I’d be home at
10 o’clock last night.”
“And couldn’t make it. I suppose?"
“No; 1 got in at just 9:45. but she
was sound asleep, and 1 failed to get
credit for it.”—Detroit Free Press.
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“If I were younger," said the rich
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"Yes.” replied the cold beauty,
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"or. say. fifteen or twenty years old¬
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spell. Beginning with a short cough,
there follows a long series of coughs
which gradually become shorter and
shorter, racking the whole body and
causing the greatest distress. At the
end of the scries of coughs the child
is breathless; its breath is drawn in
with a sudden catch and whoop.
Sometimes three or four attacks may
come in succession, leaving the child
completely exhausted.
Every case of whooping cough
should be treated by a physician, for
proper treatment not only lessens the
child’s suffering, but it leads to
prompt recognition of the symptoms
of any dangerous complication which
might threaten the child’s life.
Health authorities have done little
toward stamping out the disease be¬
cause of the generally prevalent be¬
lief that It Is of a more or less trivial
nature. But it would undoubtedly ma¬
terially lessen the spread of the dis¬
ease, if health authorities would take
hold of It as they do of other dan¬
gerous contagious diseases, placard
ing the houses in which there are
whooping cough patients, and other¬
wise warning against the contagion.
It would be cruel to confine children
with whooping cough entirely to the
house; they need the fresh air. But
it has been suggested that children
with whooping cough should be mark¬
ed with a ribbon of some specified
color worn on the arm when they
go out as a warning to others against
the disease. Such protective meas¬
ures must have a tendency to pre¬
vent the spread of the disease.
Adoption of these protective meas¬
ures can only be brought about when
people are convinced of their value
and necessity. The spread of whoop¬
ing cough can easily be controlled, if
the parents of any community will
unite in the work. Parents whose
children have the disease should warn
their neighbors and friends against
visiting them; they should see to it
that their children when on the street
do not mingle with other children
and they should not let other people’s
children come to their homes. Like¬
wise, parents of children not affected
with the disease, should keep their
children severely away from those
who have It. If these precautions
are adopted and health boards will
act vigorously in aiding suppression
of whooping cough, a marked reduc¬
tion in the amount of the d'sease is
sure to follow, hundreds of lives will
he saved and the future health of a
considerable proportion of the chil¬
dren will be greatly benefited.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, WE DNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1913.
THE CHINESE
A Curious Craft It Is, With
Painted on Its Masts.
SOME T0PSY TURVY
The Crew’s Quarters Are Aft, Not For¬
ward, and John Blandly Sets
Course East South and Tells You the
Wind Is Blowing From West North.
The origin of the ancient old
junk, like all things Chinese, is
volved iu some obscurity, but its
model seems to have beeu a
conception of some huge marine
ster. The teeth which are usually
shown in all the terrors of ferocity
the bow denote the mouth.
boards running aft from the how, both
to port and to starboard, represent the
awe inspiring jaws. The sails are Bus,
while the tail waving aloft, an appen¬
dix which all properly constituted
dragons of the sea must certainly have,
is denoted in the high stern. But most
of these characteristics have lost much
of their significance in receut years,
with the cue exception of the eyes,
which are always painted on the masts.
Captain John is ioath to part with
them, for, as he warily exclaims:
“No have eye, no can see; no can see,
no can go.”
Johu Chinaman, shipbuilder, when
he takes a notion to build one of his
junks does not bother himself much
about plans and specifications. Give
him the model. Then he will lay his
lines off on the floor or on an open
space of ground and build his ship as
he goes along by tbe simple rule of
thumb. Considering tbe result he has
attained, he is no doubt convinced of
the superiority of his method over ev¬
ery other. Fir, teak and pine are the
woods he uses in his construction.
The seams of the hull are caulked
with rattan shaviugs and “payed" with
a cement of oil and gypsum. The
whole of the hull is well tarred, while
the upper works are smeared with
wood oil. Then comes a final coat of
paint—green, blue, white, red—in fact,
any color but yellow, which must be
reserved for the many flags the com¬
pleted ship will carry to proclaim her
nationality.
When it comes to equipments, they
seem antiquated compared with the
ones we employ. The windlass is an
elongated, barrel shaped roller extend¬
ing across the broad bow, on either
side of which is arranged a series of
fixed spokes bearing a strong resem¬
blance to a wheel without a tire. From
this is hung great teakwood anchors
with iron bound flukes and cables of
coir or bamboo rope. This ingeuius
contrivance is capable of being oper¬
ated by either hand or foot.
In the way of sail the style depends
on whether you are in north or south
China. Among the northern Chinese; a
long mainmast carrying short lug sails
is found. In the southern country the
sails are generally of woven mat strips
sewed into a single sheet and provided
with yards at the top and bottom. The
bamboo ribs crossing it serve to keep
the hoops on the mast in place and en¬
able tbe boatmen to haul the sail close
on the wind. This mainsail Is the chief
dependence, though sometimes a
“driver” is placed on the taffrail and a
small sail near the bow. But bowsprits
are not considered at all necessary by
John Chinaman.
In the matter of rigging we find Johu
quite familiar with everything be re¬
quires. Halyards, sheets and braces
are used as with us. His blocks, though
larger, are not as shapely and are
fewer in number. Clumsy as the rud¬
der appears, it is so contrived as to re¬
quire little effort to manipulate it, for
wily John has understood the principles
of a balanced rudder and centerboard
for centuries. The inboard end resem¬
bles just what it is intended to repre¬
sent—a huge oar handle—and is so cun¬
ningly rigged with guys Snd whips that
it makes our own stiff jointed wheel
and short helm a poor alternative.
His compass card is stationary. The
needle swings on its pivot and points
contrarily to the south pole. With
twenty-four divisions and some 2,000
minor points or degrees on this faith¬
ful guide, John insists on referring to
his course as E. S. or the wind blow¬
ing from the W. N. How be would dis¬
arrange such complex compass bear¬
ings as E. by N. % E. or N. W. by N.
N. can be left to au imagination sufli
ciently vivid to embrace such a calam¬
ity.
In the arrangement of his ship John
again exhibits his consistency by be¬
ginning wrong end foremost—that is,
considering the matter from our view¬
point. His provisions are carried
above deck and aft instead of for¬
ward and below. The crew eat and
sleep near the stern. The passengers
are accommodated in the forward end.
In China there is no Plimsoll mark
and no government inspector ready to
check off the number of passengers
as they go aboard. Neither is there
any instance upon such requirements
as life belts, fire appliances and life¬
boats. When everything is ready John
starts forth on his voyage feeling safe
in the happy possession of his pratique
or clearance papers, whereby he is
commanded to refrain from many prac
tices. These include about everything
from smuggling to the carrying of
stinkpots. This pratique also com¬
mends his soul to the gods and bids
him an affectionate farewell and
wishes for a safe passage.—Norman
W. Browne in New York Post.
It never occurs to fools that merit
and good fortune are closely united.
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SHADOW OF THE MOON.
Its Rapidity of Motion as Shown In a
Solar Eclipse.
Probably tbe fastest motion that man
can perceive with his eyes is that of
the shadow of the moon across the
earth iu a solar eclipse. This rate is
practically that of the moon in its or¬
bit, which is about 2,000 miles an hour.
This ia roughly half a mile a second.
Now, if a person were to be stationed
on a mountain whence lie could see
for some miles he could actually watch
the approach of the shadow a'hd keep
his eye on its edge. Of course the
shade would cover the whole landscape
for any one person.
From the testimony of many men
who have witnessed the phenomenon
in such circumstances it is a terrible
and awe Inspiring spectacle. Thus
Forbes of Turin; “I confess it was the
most terrifying sight 1 ever saw. As
always happens iu the case of sudden,
silent, unexpected movements, the
spectator confounds real and relative
motion. 1 felt almost giddy for a mo¬
ment, as though the massive building
under me bowed on the side of the
coming eclipse.” Another view is de
scribed by Langley: “The bright cloud
I saw distinctly put out like a candle.
The rapidity of the shadow and the in¬
tensity produced a feeling that some¬
thing material was sweeping over the
earth at a speed perfectly frightful. 1
involuntarily listened for the rushing
noise of a mighty wind."
There are. of course, many velocities
greater than this that occur ou the
earth, which, too, are measurable, such
as the speed of light, which is 180.000
miles a second, and the speed of mole¬
cules of hot gases, but they are not di¬
rectly perceptible to the human vision.
—Lawrence Hodges in Chicago Record
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The transits of Venus came in pairs,
with an interval of eight years be
tween them. A pair occurred in 1701
and 1709 and again in 1874 and 1882.
The whole of the twentieth century
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until the years 2004 and 2012 will pos¬
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ing it. It was long supposed that
transits of Venus over the sun’s disk
afforded the only accurate method of
determining tbe distance of the sun.
but latterly the speed of light has be¬
come the more favored method for that
purpose.—New York American.
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